Erie County - Erie, PA - Pennsylvania Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

County of marker: Erie County
Location of marker: Erie County Courthouse, W. 6th St. between Peach & Sassafras, Erie
Marker erected by: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Date erected: Friday, August 21, 1981

Marker Text:

ERIE COUNTY Formed March 12, 1800 from Allegheny County. Named for Lake Erie, which took its own name from the Erie Indians. Erie, the county seat, was laid out 1795; made a city in 1851. Ships of Perry's fleet which won the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie were built here.

Marker Name: Erie County County: Erie Date Dedicated: 08/21/1981 Marker Type: City Location: Erie County Courthouse, W. 6th St. between Peach & Sassafras, Erie Category: Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Military, Native American Website: Not listed

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